Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Monday, March 3rd, 2025
“The Niners are expected to have 11 picks this year, pending compensatory choices. Midmarket veterans such as Robert Woods, Darius Slayton and Amari Cooper could make sense, depending on the cost of their contracts.
And though it’s unlikely they would use their first pick — No. 11 — on a receiver, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that it could be a wideout such as Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan if he is the best player on the board when it’s the 49ers’ turn to select.
Others, such as Missouri’s Luther Burden III and Mississippi’s Tre Harris, could also be intriguing options in Round 2 or with a slight move up into the first round.”
Deebo shares emotional farewell post to 49ers after Commanders trade
“Appreciate y’all for everything,” Samuel wrote with a compilation video of some of his greatest moments in Red and Gold over the tune of DJ Khaled’s “God Did.”
“They’re kind of out of that window where they have the best bargain in NFL history with the cheapest quarterback you could ever imagine being your starter, where you just spend whatever money you want around him and everything is fine,” Rapoport said on NFL Network….But it was really more about just kind of moving on to a little bit of a younger team, which does seem why they’re at least open to dealing Brandon Aiyuk despite that big contract,” Rapoport said. “But yes, the 49ers have begun conversations with Brock Purdy and his agent, Kyle Strongin, to try to get a new deal.
“[TE] George Kittle potentially getting a new deal, that is on the docket as well. It’s going to be an expensive offseason for the 49ers, as they all seem to be, which is why shedding money, getting a little younger makes some sense.”
49ers’ cap space drops to an estimated $34 million after Deebo Samuel trade
“San Francisco could have saved a significant amount by releasing Samuel instead, which would have spread the cap hit across two seasons, with a more manageable $10.8 million dead cap hit in 2025. However, the team seemingly prioritized getting something in return while knowing the remaining cap hit would come in 2026 anyway. Perhaps they preferred to take the financial hit now and clear the books for next season.”